Gloriana - Carolina Rose . Ever since we took that midnight drive Down to see the water in the full moon sky And I told you I loved you on the blue creek road Well I was full-on fallen for my Carolina Rose . I spent the next few years just singing my songs With Rose in the front row singing along ''Til I got that call, had to hit that road Man, how am I gonna leave my Carolina Rose . Yeah the big time is everything I ever wanted But the spotlight can''t hold a candle to you Standing up here on this stage, They all say, "Man, you got it made" They don''t know, It don''t mean a thing without my Carolina Rose . I met a California girl on a west coast run She sparkled like a diamond in the setting sun They called me crazy when I let her go I just couldn''t stop thinking about my Carolina Rose . Yeah the big time is everything I ever wanted But the spotlight can''t hold a candle to you Standing up here on this stage They all say, "Man, you got it made" They don''t know, It don''t mean a thing without my Carolina Rose . I''ve been halfway around the world Just to come back to you I hope I ain''t too late And I hope that you''re still thinking about me too . So now I''m back here standing on your front porch It''s been five years baby, but it feels like more Well let me drive you down that blue creek road I got something to say to my Carolina Rose . Yeah the big time was everything I ever wanted But the spotlight can''t hold a candle to you Standing up there on that stage, It might look like I got it made But my heart knows, It don''t mean a thing without my Carolina Rose No it don''t mean a thing without my Carolina Rose Yeah, it don''t mean a thing without my Carolina Rose